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保留 (bǎoliú) English Meaning
- to preserve
- to maintain
- to retain
- to continue to have
- to reserve
- reservation
- to hold back (approval or acceptance)
Traditional Characters: 保留
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Sample Sentences
- 我要保留这些债券,它们会十分看涨的。
Wǒ yào bǎoliú zhèxiē zhàiquàn, tāmen huì shífēn kànzhǎng de.
I should hold on to those bonds; they’ll appreciate considerably. - 委员会一些成员对这项提议持保留态度。
Wěiyuánhuì yīxiē chéngyuán duì zhè xiàng tíyì chí bǎoliú tàidù.
Some members of the committee expressed reservations about the proposal. - 商店答应,倘若我付定金就给我保留这批货。
Shāngdiàn dāyìng, tǎngruò wǒ fù dìngjīn jiù gěi wǒ bǎoliú zhè pī huò.
The shop promised to keep the goods for me if I paid a deposit. - 我们为在村中保留一所学校这一权利进行请愿。
Wǒmen wèi zài cūn zhōng bǎoliú yī suǒ xuéxiào zhè yī quánlì jìnxíng qǐngyuàn.
We’re petitioning for our right to keep a school in our village. - 在我回来之前请你为我保留我在这个长队里的位置。
Zài wǒ huílái zhīqián qǐng nǐ wèi wǒ bǎoliú wǒ zài zhège cháng duì lǐ de wèizhì.
Please keep my place in line until I come back.
Stroke Order & Character Components
保 (bǎo): to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure
- 亻 (rén): man
- 呆 (dāi): foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay
留 (liú): to leave (a message, etc.); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- 卯(mǎo): mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit
- 田(tián): field
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Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 留
HSK 3 Word List
- 留学(liú xué): to study abroad
HSK 4 Word List
- 留(liú): to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve; to leave (e.g. a message)
HSK 5 Word List
- 保留(bǎo liú): to preserve; to maintain; to retain; to continue to have; to reserve; reservations; to hold back (approval or acceptance)
HSK 6 Word List
- 残留(cán liú): to remain; left over; surplus; remnant
- 拘留(jū liú): to detain (a prisoner); to keep somebody in custody
- 留恋(liú liàn): reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly
- 留念(liú niàn): to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly
- 留神(liú shén): to take care; to be careful
- 遗留(yí liú): (leave or be a) legacy; left over; hand down (to next generation)
- 滞留(zhì liú): to detain; retention